Postmodernism
...f-consciousness writing”. Rejects clear boundaries/distinctions; emphasis placed on parody, irony, playfulness. It is all about “blurred genres”- the reinvention of literature and art forms. It rejects old Victorian ways of art and how it should be done, and its meaning. Moving away from “objectivity by omniscient third-person narrators and clear, moral positions.” Also, in art, an emphasis is placed on irony, pastiche, parody, and playfulness; rejects boundaries between high and low forms of art. Favors reflexivity, simultaneity, and a dehumanized subject. Postmodernism rejects elaborate formal aesthetics to favor minimalist designs. Minimal being the operative word, as in William Carlos Williams’ poems.It is, in fact, a lot like Modernism, but there are a few key differences. It does not “lament” incoherence, but instead, welcomes and celebrates it. History is linear without pattern except for what might be instinctively imposed or randomly reappear...